ThirdPath Institute

What happens when one parent becomes the “flexible one” by default?

The one who always adjusts?
The one who always leaves work early?
The one who tracks the appointments, the school forms, the sick days, the shifting schedules, the invisible details.

At first, it may feel like the arrangement is working…until flexibility starts to become a strain and capacity runs out. Then resentment quietly enters the room.

In our May episode of Taking Your Third Path, Jessica talks with Kate Mangino, author of Equal Partners, about one-parent-flex families, greedy jobs, shared care, communication, and what it takes to build a more sustainable approach to work and family.

This conversation is for parents, partners, managers, and anyone who has ever wondered:

How do we make work and family feel less like one person is holding it all together?